info guide

GUIDE BOOK FOR VOLUNTEERS

 THE REGION  PUBLIC TRANSPORT  USEFUL INFORMATION

PORTUGAL Portugal is a country in southwest Europe. It is located on the Iberian Peninsula, and it is the westernmost country of the mainland Europe, being bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and by Spain to the north and east. Aside from continental Portugal, Portugal holds over the Atlantic archipelagos of Azores and Madeira. Portugal’s principal cities are Lisbon, the capital, and Porto, which holds big importance in Portugal’s history. Portugal holds the Western Europe Time Zone, (UTC+00:00)

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WHERE AM I?

The Ecological Residence is located in a small village called Bezerra with the population of about 100 residents. It is a rural village with historical references in mining, an economy based on exploitation of stone and agriculture. The village is located in the Serra

de Aires e Candeeiros Natural Park, which is a protected

area covering 38 900 hectares.

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SOME USEFUL PLACES in BEZERRA  Club – Clube Recreativo da Bezerra – open Sundays from 13:00 till 19:00; 100 meters south of the residence (in front of the chapel)  Store - D. Maria Store – open every day; 100 meters north of the residence  Chapel – open every day, mass once a month.  Taxi – (neighbour of Carminda) – 965 248 236  Hairdresser – Célia

FESTIVAL: During the first weekend of September, Bezerra hosts “Festa de São Joaquim e Santa Ana”. In this time, celebrations take place all around the village.

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WHERE DO WE EAT? Food for the volunteers is prepared by a professional cook, Carminda. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served at her house, which is located about 10 meters south of the church.

TRANSPORT During school period, there is a possibility for the volunteers to use the municipality bus to travel between Bezerra and Porto

de Mós. The bus leaves from Porto de

Mós at 6:55 in front of the gas station next to the park (BB) and stops next to the residence in Bezerra. In the evenings the bus picks the volunteers up from the main road 10 meters from the residence at 17:30. For using the municipality bus, it is essential for all volunteers to wear the yellow reflector vests. During school breaks, weekends and holidays, there is no public transport in Bezerra. In this case, there is the possibility to call a taxi, use a bicycle or walk.

FOOTPATH (ECOPISTA) There is a beautiful pedestrian path that connects Bezerra to Porto

de Mós. It

starts near the football camp and continues for 7,92km. You can either go by foot, or you can go on a bicycle. We strongly advise the use of a camera to take pictures of the view.

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DIRECTIONS AND DISTANCES

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SERRO VENTOSO Serro Ventoso is a parish in Porto de Mós, 1.7km north of the residence . It is 34,16 km² and has approximately 1 062 habitants. In Serro Ventoso you can find the bus, which will take you to your destination, a club, where you can relax and enjoy some free time, a store which is also a café ,a post office (kiosk), an ATM and a church with mass every day.

DAM: The dam in Serro Ventoso was built from 1963 to 1965 to give water to the population. This structure allows the use of the rainwater in the parish. BUS: Serro Ventoso is the nearest place to catch the bus for longer distances. There you can find a bus to Porto de Mós, Batalha, Leiria, Nazaré and Santarém .

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SOME USEFUL PLACES in SERRO VENTOSO 4 - Bus stop – near the kiosk 3 - Club - Grupo Recreativo de Serro Ventoso 1 - Store / Café – open from 9:00 till 18:00 2 - Post office (Kiosk) – open from 9:00 till 18:00 2 - ATM – kiosk ∆ - Church – mass every day

FESTIVAL: On the 20th of January, Serro Ventoso celebrates “Festa de São Sebastião”

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PORTO DE MÓS Porto de Mós has about 6023 habitants. There you can find multiple services, such as the cinema, a supermarket, a market every Friday morning, a bank, a touristic information place, which is located in the castle (1), a public park, multiple cafés, a pharmacy, a bus stop (2), a health center (3), a youth center (4), and a public pool (5). FESTIVAL: In June (last Saturday of the month), Porto de Mos hosts “Festas de São Pedro”.

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BUS SCHEDULE SERVICE Interurbanas

ORIGIN Porto de Mós

DEPARTURE 08:20 11:15

ARRIVAL 08:30 11:25

13:40

13:50

15:00 17:10

15:10 17:20

17:25

17.35

17:42

17:52

18:20 18:55

18:30 19:05

19:55

20:05

SERVICE Interurbanas

FREQUENCY Week days Fridays except holidays Wednesdays and Fridays except holidays Week days Wednesdays except holidays Week days Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday except holidays Week days Except Sundays and holidays Sundays and holidays

ORIGIN Serro Ventoso

DEPARTURE 07:01 07:49 08:00 08:08 08:35

ARRIVAL 07:11 07:59 08:10 08:18 08:45

10:14

10:24

14:45 18:35

14:55 18:45

DESTINY Serro Ventoso PERIOD All year All year

VEHICLE 0641 0777

School period

7671

All year School period School period School period

0641 7671

All year 01/07 to 14/09 01/07 to 14/09

0777 0641

6411 7671

0641

DESTINY Porto de Mós

FREQUENCY Week days Week days Week days Week days Daily

PERIOD School period All year School period School period 01/07 to 14/09 Fridays except All year holidays

VEHICLE 0777 0777 0777 0767 0641

Week days Week days

6412 0641

All year All year

0767

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BATALHA Batalha is a town with less than 2000 habitants. The Monastery of the Dominicans of Batalha (1) was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese over the Castilians at the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385. In Batalha you can find more services than in Serro Ventoso and Porto de Mós and it is the nearest place to catch the bus (2) to other cities like Lisbon,

Porto, Coimbra

or Braga.

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BUS SCHEDULE SERVICE Interurbanas

ORIGIN Serro Ventoso

DESTINY Batalha

DEPARTURE 7:49

ARRIVAL FREQUENCY 08:15 Week days

PERIOD All year

VEHICLE 0777

18:35

19:43

All year

6411

SERVICE Interurbanas DEPARTURE 08:05

ORIGIN Batalha ARRIVAL FREQUENCY 08:30 Week days

DESTINY Serro Ventoso PERIOD VEHICLE All year 6412

17:07

17:35

Week days

School period

6411

18:05

18:30

Week days

All year

0777

Week days

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NAZARÉ Nazaré is a Portuguese town with 10 300 habitants. As well as a typical fishing town, Nazaré is nowadays a busy summer resort, where side by side with the crowds of tourists, one still sees the fish-sellers all around the streets and the carapaus (horse mackerel) laid out to dry. Arriving at the bus stop (1) you can visit monuments (2), swim in the ocean or in the aqua park (3) and sleep at the camping park (4).

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BUS SCHEDULE SERVICE Interurbanas DEPARTURE 08:35 18:35

ORIGIN Serro Ventoso ARRIVAL 09:40 20:00

SERVICE Interurbanas

FRQUENCY Daily Week days ORIGIN Nazaré

DESTINY Nazaré PERIOD 01/07 to 14/09 All year

VEHICLE 0641 0641

DESTINY Serro Ventoso

DEPARTURE 07:10

ARRIVAL FRQUENCY 08:30 Week days

PERIOD All year

VEHICLE 0641

18:00

19:05

01/07 to 14/09

0641

19:00

20:05

01/07 to 14/09

0641

Except Sundays and holidays Sundays and holidays

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LEIRIA Leiria is a Portuguese district with 55 500 habitants and it is located between Porto and Lisbon. The historic city centre spreads between the castle hill and the river Lis. The distances to the nearby cities are: 137 kilometers to Lisbon, 70 kilometers to

Coimbra and 177 kilometers to Porto.

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BUS SCHEDULE SERVICE Interurbanas DEPARTURE 07:30 16:50 17:30

ORIGIN Leiria ARRIVAL 08:30 17:35 18:30

SERVICE interurbanas DEPARTURE 07:49 18:35

DESTINY Serro Ventoso

FREQUENCY Week days Week days Week days ORIGIN Serro ventoso

ARRIVAL 08:37 20:00

FRQUENCY Week days Week days

PERIOD All year School period All year

VEHICLE 6412 6411 0777

DESTINY Leiria PERIOD All year All year

VEHICLE 0777 6411

FÁTIMA Fátima is a Portuguese city with 71,29 km² and 11 596 habitants. Fatima is one of the most important catholic shrines in the world dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Fatima's Sanctuary welcomes millions of pilgrims and tourists from all over the world.

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BUS SCHEDULE SERVICE Interurbanas

ORIGIN Porto de Mós

DESTINY Fátima (Cova Iria)

DEPARTURE 07:11

ARRIVAL FRQUENCY 07:59 Week days

PERIOD School period

VEHICLE 0661

SERVICE Interurbanas DEPARTURE 17:20

ORIGIN Fátima (Cova Iria) ARRIVAL FREQUENCY 18:08 Week days

DESTINY Porto de Mós PERIOD VEHICLE School year 0661

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ALCOBAÇA Alcobaça is known for its principal attraction, the Abbey of Santa Maria (1). Founded in 1153 to commemorate a victory against the Moors, it was finally completed in 1223. It is now Portugal's largest church, and one of the country’s outstanding architectural monuments. The regal donations received over the course of various reigns led to the creation of the estates of Alcobaça - vast territorial domains that were populated and cultivated by the monks, who founded there an agricultural school. The bus station (2) has also international service to/from Spain,

France, and

Switzerland.

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BUS SCHEDULE SERVICE Interurbanas DEPARTURE 07:30

ORIGIN Alcobaça ARRIVAL FREQUENCY 08:10 Week days

DESTINY Porto de Mós PERIOD VEHICLE All year 0364

07:30

08:20

Week days

All year

0641

08:50

09:35

Week days

School period

0364

16:45

17:30

Week days

All year

0270

18:20

18:55 18:55

19:20

19:55

19:20

19:55

01/07 to 14/09 01/07 to 14/09 01/07 to 14/09 01/07 to 14/09

0364

18:20

Except Sundays and holidays Except Sundays and holidays Sundays and holidays Sundays and holidays

SERVICE

ORIGIN

DESTINY

Interurbanas

Porto de Mós

Alcobaça

DEPARTURE 08:10

0276 0364 0641

08:45

ARRIVAL FREQUENCY 08:45 Sundays and holidays 09:20 Daily

09:31

10:06

Week days

14:03

15:00

Week days

PERIOD 01/07 to 14/09 01/07 to 14/09 01/07 to 14/09 All year

VEHICLE 0364

16:40

17:40

Week days

School period

0364

18:41

19:40

Week days

All year

0364

18:45

19:40

Week days

All year

0341

0641 0364 0364

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LISBON Lisbon is Europe's second-oldest capital (after Athens) and has been once home to the world's greatest explorers like Vasco da Gama, Magellan and Prince Henry the Navigator. It became the first true world city, the capital of an empire spreading over all continents, from South America (Brazil) to Asia (Macao, China; Goa, India). The former launch pad for many of the world's greatest voyages is now where modern travelers discover... http://www.golisbon.com/

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HOW TO ARRIVE TO LISBON? You can search on the Rede Expresso’s website for the best hours and prices to arrive to Lisbon from various points of Portugal. http://www.rede-expressos.pt/ From Bezerra, the closer place to take the bus to Lisbon is

Batalha

(Lisbon Bus Station)

HOW TO GET AROUND IN LISBON? We advise you to take the metro to get to places in Lisbon. It’s fast and it’s not expensive. Metropolitano de Lisboa: OCCASIONAL TITLES Viva Viagem Card – 0,50€ Trip Ticket (Valid for one hour in all metro after the first validation) – 1.40€ Day Ticket (Valid for 24 hours) – 6.00€ Zapping Trip – 1.25€

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PORTO Porto is Portugal's second largest and one of Europe's most charismatic cities. Mix monuments by leading world architects from the past and the present, and some fantastic baroque carvings. Add a world-famous sweet wine and a certain British flavor. Place it all by a grand river, and you have "O Porto," the port, Porto.

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HOW TO ARRIVE TO PORTO? From Leiria, Porto is still far away so you can take the bus, which is not expensive but takes approximately 2H30 or you can go to Pombal and take the train to Porto which is almost the same price as the bus and get there in 1H40. You can check the hours of both the train and the bus in their website. http://www.rede-expressos.pt/ https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/pt

(Porto’s Bus Station)

HOW TO GET AROUND IN PORTO? The best way to circulate in Porto is going in the metro. Metropolitana do Porto: Andante Azul (It is a rechargeable card for those who take the metro occasionally) Andante 24 (It is a 24 hours active card for those who want to travel in the various zones of Porto in a single card) Andante Tour (It is a card that allows you to travel and circulate in Porto to get to know without limits in all Andante network) *When you are in the metro you have the prices where you can get the cards in various languages*

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DIRECTIONS AND DISTANCES

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SUMMER FESTIVALS NOS Alive | Passeio marítimo de Algés | Lisbon | Portugal | In the beginning of July www.nosalive.com

SuperBock SuperRock | Parque das Nações | Lisbon | Portugal | Meo Arena | In the middle of July www.superbock.pt

World Music Festival

| Sines | Alentejo | Portugal

In July www.fmm.com.pt

Meo Sudoeste | Herdade da Casa Branca | Zambujeira do Mar| Odemira | Portugal In the beginning of August www.sudoeste.meo.pt

Vodafone Paredes de Coura Festival

| Praia do Tabuão | Paredes de Coura |

Porto e Norte | Portugal In the end of August www.paredesdecoura.com

Sumol SummerFest | Ericeira Camping | Parque de Campismo de Mil Regos | Eiceira | Portugal | In the end of June www.sumolsummerfest.com

NOS Primavera Sound

| Parque da Cidade | Porto | Portugal |

In the beginning of June www.nosprimaverasound.com

RFM SOMNII

| Praia do Relógio | Figueira da Foz | Portugal |

In the beginning of July www.rfm.sapo.pt

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SIM CARD PT  VODAFONE *If you want to do international calls go to Vodafone’s website and search for “International Calls Additives” or call to 800 910 910 without paying and ask for your card*  MEO  NOS  MOCHE

To call a Portuguese number you should use first the +351 indicative.

EMERGENCY CONTACTS Police – +351 211 967 000 GNR – +351 244 480 080 Firemen – +351 244 491 115 Ambulance – 112 Residence – +351 244 470 474

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